Jus Breathe by B. Lynn Carter is set in the turbulent 1960s of New York City. Dawn Porter, a sixteen-year-old girl, has carried the burden of looking after herself since her father's departure for a reason that discredits her very being during her early childhood....

Patrick E. Horrigan's American Scholar explores the life of James Fitzgerald, a professor in New York City. The kick-off point begins with a disruptive encounter James has with the sister of an old acquaintance, following a successful reading of his book, also titled American Scholar....

In Barbara: Revenge or Forgiveness by Bettie MacIntyre, the author has taken romantic drama to a new level. The reader’s attention is caught from the very first to the very last page of the story. The reader is drawn into the tale of a family,...

All That She Brings by Toby Brookes focuses on the life of Matthew Banks, an insurance agent in Connecticut. Matthew's optimism for the future is shattered when his wife Julia dies in a car accident. He discovers that she had been cheating on him and...

Whipponock Creek: Life and Times of Will Traylor by Ronnie Pastecki is a historical fiction novel that delves into the life of William Traylor. Set in Dinwiddie, Virginia, during the era of slavery, the story revolves around Will's upbringing on his father's plantation, Tall Pines....

The Hummingbird and the Serpent is a work penned by E.S. Ramirez that combines historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and cultural issues. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to explicit discussions of slavery, scenes of violence, and other adult content. In...

Based on the experiences of his father, Growing Up Tough is a coming-of-age novel by Roderick Saxey. The story is set between the early 1920s and 30s, the time of the Great Depression, when America underwent revolutionary cultural, economic, and societal changes. Shirley Edwin Taylor's...

The Pink Bundle is a compelling novella by SJ McGarry. The story unravels as Sandra stands before a decrepit boarding house where fifty years ago, she was abandoned by her mother. Left inside a pink bundle inside a drawer, she learned that she was adopted...

Noel—to be born—is a name associated with the birth of Jesus, the true meaning behind Christmas. Charlie doesn’t understand the connection. The person, whose name is Noel, is a homeless woman he thinks poorly of. That is until one day, she interferes to save Charlie’s...

It Happened in Cassidy by Nancy Kasten is a collection of loosely connected short stories that follows the lives of the inhabitants of the close-knit community of the small town of Cassidy. A kind psychic tells her six-year-old granddaughter stories of how she and her...